Malachi

Malachi 3:13–14

¹³“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

¹⁴You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your words	דִּבְרֵיכֶ֖ם	diḇ·rê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
against Me	עָלַ֛י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
have been harsh	חָזְק֥וּ	ḥā·zə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Yet you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we spoken	נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּ	niḏ·bar·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1696 speak
against You	עָלֶֽיךָ׃	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have said	אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם	’ă·mar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
It is futile	שָׁ֖וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
to serve	עֲבֹ֣ד	‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
What	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we gained	בֶּ֗צַע	be·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
by keeping	שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙	šā·mar·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His requirements	מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ	miš·mar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4931 guard, watch
and walking	הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙	hā·laḵ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
mournfully	קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית	qə·ḏō·ran·nîṯ	Adverb	H6941 as mourners
before	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Malachi 3:13 Malachi 2:17 · Romans 9:20 · Isaiah 37:23 · Malachi 1:6–8 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4

Malachi 3:14 Isaiah 58:3 · Psalm 73:8–13 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Job 35:3 · Zechariah 7:3–6 · Job 34:9 · Joel 2:12 · Job 22:17 · James 4:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.